Soldato
At 37, I think it's high time to change the fact I've not done much DIY or decorating and so set myself the task of redecorating. Following a house move nearly 2 years ago, due to several factors, my partner and I haven't done much, if any decorating to make the house our home. Given I work from home I spend most of my day in the home office and have little motivation to sit and play guitar in the same room or fire up the PC and game. This is partially due to having been in the room for 8 hours, but mainly because it is not the nicest room to sit in. Hopefully, I can change that with a bit of redecorating.
The room is roughly 3m x 3m with a south/west facing window and is flooded with light. The window gives me a nice view of horses' feed and the washing line! I don't intend to replace the curtains but instead fit a roller blind and that will allow me to block the sun when needed, but not completely plunge the room into darkness.
The room was originally a bedroom and God knows why a chair rail is stuck around the outside. It is too small to be a dining room, where such a rail would be more usual, but the bungalow is only from the early 1980s and isn't a period feature. This will be coming off!
The previous owners left the pine wardrobe and lumbered us with it. The other two pieces of furniture came from the previous house and currently, aren't used other than to store my guitar cases or sit empty. The two Ikea units will be thrown out and the guitar cases will be stored in the attic, however, the pine wardrobe, looks like it could be dismantled and used in the stables. In place of the pine unit, I will fit a small sofa to sit on and play guitar, and place a small coffee table in front, to display a book or two and squeeze in a small corner lamp.
The Ikea wardrobe will be replaced by hanging guitars to show them off, along with putting up floating shelves for ornaments and a few Lego kits.
My computer rig and laptop will most likely stay in that location however I'll upgrade to a standing/sit desk when the funds allow. Depending on the size of the new desk, if I have room, I'll put a lamp standard beside it and the radiator to give me more light in that corner.
To make the room feel cosy and soften the hard surfaces, I will lift the laminate flooring and replace it with a dark-coloured carpet. I had also thought about ripping up the original skirting boards and replacing them with a higher more modern version, is it worth it?
Currently, I'm undecided about the colour of the room, however, I'm leaning towards a dark green on the wall with the guitars, and making it the "feature wall". The other three walls will be white/off-white or a lighter shade of the feature wall colour. What do you think?
The before:
This post is mainly for me to catalogue my adventure but any thoughts or comments are welcome. I also thought, if @Ace Modder can show off his new hall, stairs, and landing, why can't I post about my redecorating?
The room is roughly 3m x 3m with a south/west facing window and is flooded with light. The window gives me a nice view of horses' feed and the washing line! I don't intend to replace the curtains but instead fit a roller blind and that will allow me to block the sun when needed, but not completely plunge the room into darkness.
The room was originally a bedroom and God knows why a chair rail is stuck around the outside. It is too small to be a dining room, where such a rail would be more usual, but the bungalow is only from the early 1980s and isn't a period feature. This will be coming off!
The previous owners left the pine wardrobe and lumbered us with it. The other two pieces of furniture came from the previous house and currently, aren't used other than to store my guitar cases or sit empty. The two Ikea units will be thrown out and the guitar cases will be stored in the attic, however, the pine wardrobe, looks like it could be dismantled and used in the stables. In place of the pine unit, I will fit a small sofa to sit on and play guitar, and place a small coffee table in front, to display a book or two and squeeze in a small corner lamp.
The Ikea wardrobe will be replaced by hanging guitars to show them off, along with putting up floating shelves for ornaments and a few Lego kits.
My computer rig and laptop will most likely stay in that location however I'll upgrade to a standing/sit desk when the funds allow. Depending on the size of the new desk, if I have room, I'll put a lamp standard beside it and the radiator to give me more light in that corner.
To make the room feel cosy and soften the hard surfaces, I will lift the laminate flooring and replace it with a dark-coloured carpet. I had also thought about ripping up the original skirting boards and replacing them with a higher more modern version, is it worth it?
Currently, I'm undecided about the colour of the room, however, I'm leaning towards a dark green on the wall with the guitars, and making it the "feature wall". The other three walls will be white/off-white or a lighter shade of the feature wall colour. What do you think?
The before:
This post is mainly for me to catalogue my adventure but any thoughts or comments are welcome. I also thought, if @Ace Modder can show off his new hall, stairs, and landing, why can't I post about my redecorating?
There is a lot of truth in it though. I watch proper tradies and they're itching at doing "anything" that is progress. I end up pondering from afar way too often lol.